1. They should be put in a warm, comfortable place, and be well protected from cold and damp. The place should not be hot or suffocating, but well ventilated, so as to insure breathing of pure air. Cleanliness is of the greatest importance, especially as regards the bed or litter.

2. They should be spoken to, and tended with the greatest kindness. Rough, harsh treatment is peculiarly hurtful in canine diseases, and especially in those that attack dogs of the nervous temperament. The artificial life which some dogs lead, being treated better than many human beings, alters their habits and mental condition so much as to render them extremely susceptible to harsh words or rough usage; and this peculiar impressionability is very evident when they are suffering from illness.

3. In some cases food of the proper kind should be simply placed in the way of patients, so that they may be able to eat it voluntarily, according to the demands of appetite. In other cases food must be administered; for instance, when the dog is suffering from an exhausting disease, and requires nourishment to compensate for the excessive waste of tissue consequent thereon. Further remarks on sick diet are made at pages 13 and 15.

"Near to the gates, conferring as they drew, Argus the dog his ancient master knew, And, not unconscious of the voice and tread, Lifts to the sound his ears, and rears his head. He knew his Lord, he knew, and strove to meet; In vain he strove to crawl and kiss his feet: Yet, all he could, his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys."

Pope's Odyssey.